i'm ali, a nyc-based technical writer on mongodb's server docs team, documenting all things
related to mongodb's core database and developer tools. i studied english at uc berkeley (go bears and go humanities!),
picked up a few computer science and ux design courses along the way, and miraculously ended up where i am today.
i'm now pursuing my m.a. in instructional tech & media at teachers college, columbia university, exploring
the intersections of design, digital media, and learning (juggling full-time work and part-time schooling is no joke).
ā“ i became a published author for the
official mongodb guide!
ā“ i started grad school!!
* i qualified for the 2026 nyc marathon!!!
š§ listening to asot: ali's state of trance
š embracing my quarter life crisis